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first here's howard with a foggy forecast. >> it is included eastern virginia. we are talking harrisburg down to danville almost and norfolk. go anywhere from there, including us and baltimore you are under the dense fog advisory. eastern shore still is not. we will watch that. look at the satellite and radar first and then to the dense fog advisory. the rain from yesterday, a nice gentle rain but left low-level moisture. perfect combinations for forming fog and all the counties in yellow which is everybody except western maryland and shenandoah valley and the eastern shore. >> keep airlines on the ground. >> there will be flight delays with visibilities at dulles at zero at last check. same with gaithersburg and leesburg, martinsburg, hagerstown, a quarter mile and even at gnash we have been dropping to a mile and a quarter. a lot of fog. tappahannock , three quarters of a mile. some of the fog you will be driving and then hit blinding fog where the visibilities is 50 feet. keep that in mind. temperatures in the 40s to near 40 to actually near 50. some spots in
first here's howard with a foggy forecast. >> it is included eastern virginia. we are talking harrisburg down to danville almost and norfolk. go anywhere from there, including us and baltimore you are under the dense fog advisory. eastern shore still is not. we will watch that. look at the satellite and radar first and then to the dense fog advisory. the rain from yesterday, a nice gentle rain but left low-level moisture. perfect combinations for forming fog and all the counties in yellow...
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Apr 21, 2010
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heaviest stuff across southern virginia. the northern neck, southern maryland a better chance of seeing more moderate rainfall but we will definitely be dodging rain drops with highs lower 60s. yesterday around 670. tomorrow 70 with an afternoon shower possible. grab the jacket, some rain moving in here at the bus stop. 40s and 50s with sunrise 6:25. in 12 minutes. tonight or this afternoon cloudy and cool with showers and light rain. highs 60. the showers around this evening and will taper off by if not before midnight. 45 to 50 for the lows and winds to the west at five. picking up tomorrow from the northwest. 40s and 50s so warmer than it has been. cumberland 41. manassas 48, fredericksburg and national 54. the warm spot is annapolis and pax river 56 and winds light at three miles an hour. the seven-day forecast, today 61 with showers off and on. mild tomorrow. an afternoon shower is possible, 70. near 70 on friday. low 70s on saturday. but in the afternoon and evening showers may be moving in. the morning will be okay if
heaviest stuff across southern virginia. the northern neck, southern maryland a better chance of seeing more moderate rainfall but we will definitely be dodging rain drops with highs lower 60s. yesterday around 670. tomorrow 70 with an afternoon shower possible. grab the jacket, some rain moving in here at the bus stop. 40s and 50s with sunrise 6:25. in 12 minutes. tonight or this afternoon cloudy and cool with showers and light rain. highs 60. the showers around this evening and will taper off...
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Apr 22, 2010
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. >> not much from virginia state police. prince william and stafford county, you cannot see much because of the fog. police are not working anything on 95, 395, or 66. let's look at 270 southbound approaching 109. we had a crash before 109, but that's gone. delays are on 85 getting to 80. there was another crash and that's on the beltway. 50, route 1, rhode island avenue are good alternates instead of the baltimore washington parkway. >> thank you for that. >>> breaking news from temple hillel. two prince george's county sheriff's deputies were involved in an overnight shooting at a nightclub. kathy park is joining us by phone. what can you tell us? >> according to the prince george's county sheriff's department, we understand that a fight broke out in the parking lot right in front of club elite on brinkley road in temple hill. this happened around 1:00 in the morning. the three men were involved in the scuffle. two sheriff's deputies working part-time at the club were trying to break up the fight. one of the suspects tried
. >> not much from virginia state police. prince william and stafford county, you cannot see much because of the fog. police are not working anything on 95, 395, or 66. let's look at 270 southbound approaching 109. we had a crash before 109, but that's gone. delays are on 85 getting to 80. there was another crash and that's on the beltway. 50, route 1, rhode island avenue are good alternates instead of the baltimore washington parkway. >> thank you for that. >>> breaking...
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Apr 21, 2010
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and similar from bruce in cliften, virginia. comparing eddie eagle isn't trying to sell guns, the nra isn't trying to indoctrinate guns, just trying to teach them what to do in the presence of a gun. as a police officer and a parent, my children know, do yours? and our good friend, deb from arlington is sorry it's come to this, but she says kids need to know about guns. in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to do this. in a perfect world, kids would be allowed to stay kids and not worry about gun violence and have responsible parents. unfortunately, this isn't the case. the nra video wasn't offensive to me at all. i say let it stand and not spend unnecessary funds if it works. i haven't seen this entire video, so it's hard to comment, but i am sort of wondering for you begun control folks out there, in any other group but the nra group created eddie the eagle, would it be a big deal? the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. that's our report. don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. we'll see you later. bye. i want one list. for one store. [
and similar from bruce in cliften, virginia. comparing eddie eagle isn't trying to sell guns, the nra isn't trying to indoctrinate guns, just trying to teach them what to do in the presence of a gun. as a police officer and a parent, my children know, do yours? and our good friend, deb from arlington is sorry it's come to this, but she says kids need to know about guns. in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to do this. in a perfect world, kids would be allowed to stay kids and not worry about...
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Apr 21, 2010
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. >> virginia lawmakers say it could be a long shot in the commonwealth. if this measure goes through, d.c. becomes the ninth in the nation for the highest gas taxes. >>> congress is taking a closer look at metro. there will be a hearing on the metro safety. lawmakers will look at the budget crunch along with efforts to improve safety after a series of accidents over the past year. >>> the d.c. council has no weight to rehire those teachers because of a math mistake. the wanted to get 260 teachers back on the job, but that decision has to come from the mayor's office. $34 million budget surplus coming from errors in the accounting office. >>> an emotional tribute to a student who was killed. more than 2000 people held a vigil last night. tyrone hall has been charged with murdering the student and injuring another student. he is now being held without bond. >>> police have arrested a virginia man who is accused of exposing himself. this happened while he was in a parked car at a church in sterling. a group of juveniles were at the church at the time of the
. >> virginia lawmakers say it could be a long shot in the commonwealth. if this measure goes through, d.c. becomes the ninth in the nation for the highest gas taxes. >>> congress is taking a closer look at metro. there will be a hearing on the metro safety. lawmakers will look at the budget crunch along with efforts to improve safety after a series of accidents over the past year. >>> the d.c. council has no weight to rehire those teachers because of a math mistake. the...
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Apr 12, 2010
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in dumfries, virginia, a 12- year-old armed with the semiautomatic handgun takes it on the school bus this morning. going all the way to the potomac middle school. >> and had he got off the bus and pointed the gun at his head. >> the teacher on the bus duty. they saw what was going on and quickly responded. and they were able to, you know, di fuse the situation. >> the boy was estranged and held for police to determine that the gun was not loaded and the boy didn't have ammunition. >> what if somebody were to get on the bus and intervene? then what? >> he was a good guy. i think that, you know, something happened. >> and the sixth grader is undergoing a medical evaluation. and they are facing charges of possessing a gun on the school property, an automatic 365-day expeelings. >> at the nuclear center in downtown dc, ton of security here. you can see the pedestrian fences. they are the barricades to keep cars and trucks out there. but what we're not seeing ends up there. and that is traffic. president obama could only dream that the world leaders are listening as closely as they could
in dumfries, virginia, a 12- year-old armed with the semiautomatic handgun takes it on the school bus this morning. going all the way to the potomac middle school. >> and had he got off the bus and pointed the gun at his head. >> the teacher on the bus duty. they saw what was going on and quickly responded. and they were able to, you know, di fuse the situation. >> the boy was estranged and held for police to determine that the gun was not loaded and the boy didn't have...
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. >>> two virginia residents face felony charges because of cockfighting. investigators executed a search warrant at their home on moyer road and confiscated more than 300 birds. they say the suspects were operating an extensive breeding operation. >> these particular people here were breeders and trainers. there was evidence that some of the roosters had been used for cockfighting. but as far as they can tell, no actual cockfighting took place at this location. >> authorities put down all 119 roosters they seized at the home. a local farm took the hens and chicks. this was the largest seizure of its kind in virginia history. >>> a tragic accident is a reminder for all of us. it happened saturday. a 33-year-old man was pulling out of a driveway when he struck and killed a 19-month-old toddler. he was driving a large pickup and police tell us he just didn't see the little girl. the consumer group kids and cars says 106 children were killed last year due to the blind spots, a statistic a man named ace scott lives with every day. >> i'll be right back. >> repo
. >>> two virginia residents face felony charges because of cockfighting. investigators executed a search warrant at their home on moyer road and confiscated more than 300 birds. they say the suspects were operating an extensive breeding operation. >> these particular people here were breeders and trainers. there was evidence that some of the roosters had been used for cockfighting. but as far as they can tell, no actual cockfighting took place at this location. >>...
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haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so far checking out interstate 66 on the approach to the roosevelt bridge. gw parkway under the potomac bridges, route 50, everything is doing okay under a very light volume of traffic. let's head over and see how we're doing elsewhere. the trip along 270 didn't see a whole lot of overnight road work. light volume from frederick down to the split. >>> it is a big day in washington. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit. because of that security is very tight. roads are closed, metro is affected and i
haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so...
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. >>> a 16-year-old boy in virginia is suspected of possessing, reproducing, and distributing child pornography over the internet. a tip to the national center of missing and exploited children was given in february. >>> police hope that a second vehicle could provide new details concerning the murder of a popular dc principal. montgomery county police said that two suspects and two vehicles were likely involved in the murder of brian betts. a vehicle was detected around home around 12:13 last thursday morning. they're not describing the vehicle, but asking anyone with information to call police. >>> a military dog has gone missing for hours at dulles international airport but the dog somehow escaped from his great wednesday night and ended up on the tarmac. -- from his crate wednesday night and ended up on the tarmac. the doberman was spotted in a remote part of the airport. he is being trained to be a bomb dog. >>> coming up, all stark testimony at attacking trial in tennessee. sarah palin takes the stand. and should be be ready for weekend storms? and should be be ready for weekend storms? w
. >>> a 16-year-old boy in virginia is suspected of possessing, reproducing, and distributing child pornography over the internet. a tip to the national center of missing and exploited children was given in february. >>> police hope that a second vehicle could provide new details concerning the murder of a popular dc principal. montgomery county police said that two suspects and two vehicles were likely involved in the murder of brian betts. a vehicle was detected around home...
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beckly, west virginia, 36 degrees. so that is that cold air. that is why our temperature, our high today is going to be 30 degrees lower than it was just two days ago. two or three days ago. here is your planner for today. morning clouds but we'll see sunshine this afternoon. high only about 60 or 61 degrees today. and breezy. i'll give you more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright and find out how the roads are this morning. >> they're not looking so bad right now. we are northbound along route 5. we are picking up furniture, believe it or not. we do have reports that a truck lost a load of bedroom furniture along northbound 4 at brian town road. they are out there trying to retrieve the articles. be very careful there. northbound 5 there. no other stents to report at the wilson bridge. traffic running smoothly there. southbound along 270, lanes are open leaving rockville headed out towards the split. the main line as well as the local lanes moving at speed. no problems now
beckly, west virginia, 36 degrees. so that is that cold air. that is why our temperature, our high today is going to be 30 degrees lower than it was just two days ago. two or three days ago. here is your planner for today. morning clouds but we'll see sunshine this afternoon. high only about 60 or 61 degrees today. and breezy. i'll give you more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright and find out how the roads...
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there's break in the line basically across maryland and northern virginia. but heavier storms may clip us later this evening. take you out wider. you can see behind this there's not a lot there. that's good. that means after the showers and storms, cooler and drier air will filter in for first pitch tomorrow afternoon. in the meantime, one more warm evening ahead of this line of showers and storms, which, by the way, probably come right through the baltimore area about midnight tonight. the best chance for rain through about 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. may clear it out in time for the morning compute but the roads may be damp. then the first pitch just after 3:00, partly cloudy skies and all the rain will be out of here. cooler and breezier for game day tomorrow. 54 tonight, showers, storms, windy, cooling down rapidly tomorrow into the day. we're going to go with 60 for your two degree guarantee. early rain ends in the morning, cooler, breezy, and dry. if out late after the game, bring an extra layer, down to the upper 30s by daybreak on saturday. then tempera
there's break in the line basically across maryland and northern virginia. but heavier storms may clip us later this evening. take you out wider. you can see behind this there's not a lot there. that's good. that means after the showers and storms, cooler and drier air will filter in for first pitch tomorrow afternoon. in the meantime, one more warm evening ahead of this line of showers and storms, which, by the way, probably come right through the baltimore area about midnight tonight. the...
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hello, virginia. making your way up from the prince william parkway to the fairfax county parkway not going to find incidents or accidents in the way. a report of an accident earlier is clear. the beltway in virginia we are looking at a smooth commute for drivers making their way between the wilson bridge and the american legion. we are checking your tieups all morning long at wusa9.com. >>> in the living well headlines, another reason to make sure you take your vitamins. a study finds women who take multivitamin and calcium supplements may reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. it is not clear which vitamins help, but researchers suggest the interaction of different ones together creates the beneficial affect. >>> new research suggests that picky eating is more prevalent among children with autism. they tend to refuse more foods and more likely to restrict diets to a smaller variety of foods than other youngsters. they point out picky eating is not a symptom of autism. >>> the more people eat
hello, virginia. making your way up from the prince william parkway to the fairfax county parkway not going to find incidents or accidents in the way. a report of an accident earlier is clear. the beltway in virginia we are looking at a smooth commute for drivers making their way between the wilson bridge and the american legion. we are checking your tieups all morning long at wusa9.com. >>> in the living well headlines, another reason to make sure you take your vitamins. a study finds...
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but were routinely refused in virginia. victims advocates fought for this change and said the meetings can be restored for both the victims and the attacker. >>> audit released today found that maryland agencies lack the resources to fight pollution in the chesapeake bay. maryland attorney general says more staffing and funds are needed to prosecuted those that dump waste in the bay. he says the current fines and penalties do not seem to be enough to stop those who pollute. the audit was based on visits to the st. mary's and lower susquehanna rivers. >>> news 4 your health, could talking too much on your cell phone cause you to develop cancer in 15 years? today the largest study ever to look at links between cell phones and help was launched in europe. doreen gentzler joins with us more on this. >> this is a question a lot of us wonder about and this study is different because it is going to focus on long-term effects of cell phone use as well as cell phone behavior like where you carry your phone or even how often you use
but were routinely refused in virginia. victims advocates fought for this change and said the meetings can be restored for both the victims and the attacker. >>> audit released today found that maryland agencies lack the resources to fight pollution in the chesapeake bay. maryland attorney general says more staffing and funds are needed to prosecuted those that dump waste in the bay. he says the current fines and penalties do not seem to be enough to stop those who pollute. the audit...
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jonathan seare, fox news. >>> an economic boost for virginia. northrup grumman is moving its headquarters to the commonwealth. the ceo is looking into two locations. one near dulles airport and the other in crystal city near the pentagon. they are currently employing 300 people at their corporate head quarters in los angeles. >>> and if you are looking for work, you can check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. and our job of the day is at the aga con organization. they are a nonprofit looking to alleviating poverty in africa and asia. looking for an administrative assistant. for more on this job and many others, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab on the top of the home page. >>> we are remembering dr. dorothy hight today. >> today mourners can attend a public viewing. she passed away last week at the age of 98 and sherry ly is live in northwest with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and steve. the viewing you mentioned is going to take place here at the national council for negro women. her casket is expected to a
jonathan seare, fox news. >>> an economic boost for virginia. northrup grumman is moving its headquarters to the commonwealth. the ceo is looking into two locations. one near dulles airport and the other in crystal city near the pentagon. they are currently employing 300 people at their corporate head quarters in los angeles. >>> and if you are looking for work, you can check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. and our job of the day is at the aga con organization. they are a...
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manassas, virginia at 43 degrees. winchester, it is 46. cambridge, maryland coming in at 48 degrees this morning. not a lot to show you on the map today. got some high clouds that will push through the area. high pressure in control. conditions will remain quiet. our winds will be calm. any real weather that happens is going to go around us but some of those high clouds will work their way over that ridge of high pressure. we'll see some high, thin clouds during the course of the day today. mostly sunny skies. here is at the forecast look like for today, mostly sunny skies. a warm afternoon. our average high for this date would be 62 degrees. so way high of 77 degrees, how much higher than normal is that? 15degrees. that is right. very good. we are looking at a mild night. 54degrees for your overnight low, clear skies, calm winds. then your five-day forecast, more of the same for the foreseeable future. how about this for your easter weekend. saturday, 79 degrees. sundays, a few clouds in there. 7 # degrees. monday and tuesday, we're still
manassas, virginia at 43 degrees. winchester, it is 46. cambridge, maryland coming in at 48 degrees this morning. not a lot to show you on the map today. got some high clouds that will push through the area. high pressure in control. conditions will remain quiet. our winds will be calm. any real weather that happens is going to go around us but some of those high clouds will work their way over that ridge of high pressure. we'll see some high, thin clouds during the course of the day today....
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kennedy se jugara el domingo la segunda fecha de la liga internacional de virginia, para manana por la noche la liga de arlington tendra sus paritidos en las canchas de cristal city y gunstos, la liga universal de manassas tendre el torneo de presentacion en las canchas de splash down de manassas, la liga de woodbridge jugara manana por la noche en la minisville, sera tambien la apertura de la liga boliviana en arlington, la liga internacional de maryland jugara el domingo en las canchas de high point y blair en maryland. en la escuela cardozo estara la liga salvadorena, tambien manana tienen actividad la liga de veterenos de maryland. sera un fin de semana con mucho futbol local. maÑana sera el segundo partido de local para dc united en la mls y reciben en el robert f kennedy a chicago fire. tenemos impresiones del curl onalfo y cristian castillo. tenemos un equipo joven ehhh, un equipo que estamos cambiando mucho tuvimos una pretemporada muy buena y has de cuenta que estamos enfrentando mucha adversidad sobre en el los resultados y tambien en las lesiones y tenemos que crecer es
kennedy se jugara el domingo la segunda fecha de la liga internacional de virginia, para manana por la noche la liga de arlington tendra sus paritidos en las canchas de cristal city y gunstos, la liga universal de manassas tendre el torneo de presentacion en las canchas de splash down de manassas, la liga de woodbridge jugara manana por la noche en la minisville, sera tambien la apertura de la liga boliviana en arlington, la liga internacional de maryland jugara el domingo en las canchas de...
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Apr 23, 2010
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in between hagerstown and cumberland and parts ever the panhandle of -- of the panhandle of west virginia, it will be a dry commute tomorrow. no fog. 40s and 50s to start. wind northwesterly at ten. tomorrow a great day. it's going to be fantastic. partly cloudy, high temps around 70s. winds light out of the north and only ten miles an hour. satellite picture radar combined, tremendous thunderstorms in the plain states. and that is in association with the same front and the same system we've been tracking since monday. it's eventually going to get in here over the weekend. and when it does, we're looking for light rain and showers. big thunderstorms are possible on sunday. weak cold front went through today. that is what produced light showers. most of us didn't see anything. they still are. zone forecast all six zones on our website at wusa9.com. nice from the mountains to the coast tomorrow. 60 in oakland. 65 in cumberland. looking at 73 down in culpeper. 70 in warrenton and 70 in manassas with sunshine. low 70s in hughesville and wall dorph and low 70s in st. mary's city. winds light.
in between hagerstown and cumberland and parts ever the panhandle of -- of the panhandle of west virginia, it will be a dry commute tomorrow. no fog. 40s and 50s to start. wind northwesterly at ten. tomorrow a great day. it's going to be fantastic. partly cloudy, high temps around 70s. winds light out of the north and only ten miles an hour. satellite picture radar combined, tremendous thunderstorms in the plain states. and that is in association with the same front and the same system we've...
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near 60, southern maryland through central virginia. latest wind gusts have been around 30 to 35 miles an hour. out of the northwest. now with the calm wind tonight under a clear sky, temperatures should plummet in the shenandoah valley to near or maybe below freezing. all those counties in blue. under a frost advisory that includes rockingham, shenandoah, page, augusta counties by dawn tomorrow. scattered frost around the pollen count still very high. it has been reduced by the rain last night. it is still mostly oak tree pollen. temperatures on the eastern shore, mid 50s now. richmond, 65. look how chilly it is in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, low 40s. they have considerable cloudiness there. we will have these clouds dissipating overnight. temperature in buffalo, new york, only 35 there now. upstate michigan, upper 30s. big warmup under way through the central plains. that will be arriving here on sunday. here is the wide view. showing that front that came through last night with the storms. that's now raining in
near 60, southern maryland through central virginia. latest wind gusts have been around 30 to 35 miles an hour. out of the northwest. now with the calm wind tonight under a clear sky, temperatures should plummet in the shenandoah valley to near or maybe below freezing. all those counties in blue. under a frost advisory that includes rockingham, shenandoah, page, augusta counties by dawn tomorrow. scattered frost around the pollen count still very high. it has been reduced by the rain last...
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virginia is 17.5 cents. similar bills have been proposed in the commonwealth, but have died in the house. many lawmakers believe this proposal will certainly be a long shot. many drivers still the same. >> thank you. >>> the governors of virginia, maryland, and d.c. are speaking out about metro's safety. yesterday they said they wanted greater oversight of the agency that operates medal. virginia governor bob mcdonnell says poor management is a key reason for recent safety issues. >> d.c. is a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana. yesterday the d.c. council gave unanimous approval to a medical marijuana bill. the measure would allow patients to purchase it from places sanctions by the city. this one vote left in the council. >> time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> let's go to adam caskey hanging out in a chilly place. >> it's pretty quiet locally, but we have action across other parts of the reason. let's look at current conditions in chevy chase. we are not far from wisconsin avenue, 54
virginia is 17.5 cents. similar bills have been proposed in the commonwealth, but have died in the house. many lawmakers believe this proposal will certainly be a long shot. many drivers still the same. >> thank you. >>> the governors of virginia, maryland, and d.c. are speaking out about metro's safety. yesterday they said they wanted greater oversight of the agency that operates medal. virginia governor bob mcdonnell says poor management is a key reason for recent safety...
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route 29 in virginia nickname the seminole trail? is there actually a seminole connection that is a good yes. >> i thought the seminoles were just down in florida. >> that is where they hail from. the seam know indians. we did research and the research of the history of of our state and strat highways is very interesting an confused because at some point, if you think about t when these trails first developed and then road and highways, it would be different from state to state. you would be in one state, it welcome back nice road and you get in the next state, no one is keeping it up. it has a different name and all that kind of stuff. as far as route 29 goes, it does go walt way to florida. no one knows why it is known as the seminole trail. i do want to read from one web site that says a 1928 act known as senate bill 64 gave the route its name but it gives no reason of why or who suggested the name. it is thought that the road was named such to attract tourists to florida. because it does go down to pensacola, florida as you can s
route 29 in virginia nickname the seminole trail? is there actually a seminole connection that is a good yes. >> i thought the seminoles were just down in florida. >> that is where they hail from. the seam know indians. we did research and the research of the history of of our state and strat highways is very interesting an confused because at some point, if you think about t when these trails first developed and then road and highways, it would be different from state to state. you...
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down by 38% in d.c., 26% in maryland, 13% in virginia. the highway safety association said the economic downturn likely resulted in less recreational driving. >>> the va the promise of motor vehicles has recalled a license plate that appeared to have coded references to adolf hitler. it read -- , which is a reference to heil hitler. there's no word on who it belongs to. >> governments across the d.c. area spent millions of dollars on recycling, but the money baby going to waste. they're all are aare laws. montgomery county's as it recycles 44% of its trash. 4 fax county -- fairfax county, 40%. >> ocean city is getting ready to start recycling in order to save a million dollars. time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we will check with adam caskey at the new rain garden just across from our station. >> it is on hold right now. there will be a new high-rise put up where the old orleans house was. everybody knows the orleans house. that was torn down a year ago. it's been a vacant lot. it's across from our television station at wi
down by 38% in d.c., 26% in maryland, 13% in virginia. the highway safety association said the economic downturn likely resulted in less recreational driving. >>> the va the promise of motor vehicles has recalled a license plate that appeared to have coded references to adolf hitler. it read -- , which is a reference to heil hitler. there's no word on who it belongs to. >> governments across the d.c. area spent millions of dollars on recycling, but the money baby going to waste....
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issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical pattern for the afternoon rush hour which is well under way. barbara, back to you. >> all right, jerry. are you leaving us now. >> i'm going to stay around. >> meanwhile, drivers in virginia, it's going to be a long year. vdot is working on ambitious projects designed to give you a smoother commute. in the meantime, your trip to work will take you a little bit longer. >> between springfield and au ca kwan, extension of the fairfax county parkway and the rail line to dulles, a set of ambitious projects. >> all of these projects are on schedule,
issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical...
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the clouds moving through central areas of virginia. and continuing to push south with the drier air coming in. on thursday, we will see a few more clouds rotateding in. thursday will be a mostly sunny to partly sunny type of day. 50s tomorrow. certainly will take that. it will be nays with the -- north and northeasterly wind. showers up until about 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. drop from the 50s to the upper 40s. northeaster lynn wind, again, through tomorrow morning, and through the afternoon tomorrow. chilly start. you will need maybe not only a jacket but a coat to get things started tomorrow. and then turning sunny, 58 to 64. so you may not be wanting to grab the vitamin d tomorrow. mid 07s, still sunshine, hangs around for thursday. friday, too. we could have isolated showers for the afternoon on friday. and sat dawe, the high of 66. that's what we get behind the system on friday. little bit after cooldown. nothing major. and right now partly sunny skies. highs on sunday in the low to mid 60s. jim, pat, back to you. >> all right. back to norm
the clouds moving through central areas of virginia. and continuing to push south with the drier air coming in. on thursday, we will see a few more clouds rotateding in. thursday will be a mostly sunny to partly sunny type of day. 50s tomorrow. certainly will take that. it will be nays with the -- north and northeasterly wind. showers up until about 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. drop from the 50s to the upper 40s. northeaster lynn wind, again, through tomorrow morning, and through the afternoon tomorrow....
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haymarket, virginia, at 66 and springfield, virginia, 64 degrees. around the rest of the region, generally peeking in the mid 60s now. it's going to be a lovely day for outsideÑi activities. pretty much anything you would like to do. it would be a good day for it. if you're going to spend a lot of time outside, don't forget your sun bloc. a little bit of filtered sun effect with mid level clouds drifting by. but those are not rainmakers. our next chance for rain shows up tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. today plenty of sunshine. a little bit cooler than yesterday. highs in the 50s tomorrow with extra clouds and a chance of light rain around in the afternoon. sunshine should be coming back wednesday afternoon and thursday looks like a winner to me. back up into the 70s. >> oh, wow. sounds great.xd okay. thank you. a good day to get out in this day too, right? >> i think we're going to be stuck at work for a while though. >> i think so. we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> maryland state lawmakers are trying to hammer out legislation on this f
haymarket, virginia, at 66 and springfield, virginia, 64 degrees. around the rest of the region, generally peeking in the mid 60s now. it's going to be a lovely day for outsideÑi activities. pretty much anything you would like to do. it would be a good day for it. if you're going to spend a lot of time outside, don't forget your sun bloc. a little bit of filtered sun effect with mid level clouds drifting by. but those are not rainmakers. our next chance for rain shows up tomorrow afternoon and...
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we are live this morning on the farm, specifically bay haven farm in roundhill, virginia. because there is this whole big trend for restaurants to serve food locally. and this is a farm providing just that for an area restaurant and so this morning we're going to check in with the chicks. we're collecting these special eggs and talk about the difference between something that is organic and something grown lokely -- locally and which is better. and so we'll actually show you the difference between these eggs and the eggs you might buy in the grocery store and then one of fox 5 morning news steven lucas chef from wildfire will join us out here this morning. wildfire is a chain restaurant and it is also focusing on using local foods and so he'll take our eggs and see what kind of breakfast he can whip up. >> thank you, holly. we'll see you later on that. >>> that will do it for the 6:00 hour. allison is joining steve nor the next few hours to get us through this monday. >> good morning to all of you. >>> coming up, getting tough on illegal immigration and being done with con
we are live this morning on the farm, specifically bay haven farm in roundhill, virginia. because there is this whole big trend for restaurants to serve food locally. and this is a farm providing just that for an area restaurant and so this morning we're going to check in with the chicks. we're collecting these special eggs and talk about the difference between something that is organic and something grown lokely -- locally and which is better. and so we'll actually show you the difference...
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congressman gerald connelly of virginia said metro's budget shortfall adds to the issues and that the agency needs federal funding. >> federal government is the largest and the fact metro was here. i think they have a certain responsibility to be at the table if we are going to put new burdens on the metro in terms of safety and i think that's appropriate. >> challenges but nothing that is something that 00 seen. some level before. i think they all can be taken care of. it is going to take time. time to get to where we are today. time to work on it. >> reporter: on capitol hill, elaine reyes, news4. >> d.c. councilman jim graham introduced a measure that would raise the city's gas tax by ten cents a gallon. the extra funds would be used for metro operations. >>> the family is accusing a teacher's aide at oxon hill middle school of beating their mentally handicapped child. in a news conference today the family spokesperson announced the allegations. the 14-year-old child reportedly was playing in the gym when the assault occurred. child's twin brother allegedly was one of the witnesses
congressman gerald connelly of virginia said metro's budget shortfall adds to the issues and that the agency needs federal funding. >> federal government is the largest and the fact metro was here. i think they have a certain responsibility to be at the table if we are going to put new burdens on the metro in terms of safety and i think that's appropriate. >> challenges but nothing that is something that 00 seen. some level before. i think they all can be taken care of. it is going...
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nothing dangerous was found. >> still ahead, missing miners in west virginia. right now, rescuers are waiting to resume their mission after efforts were put on hold early this morning when the air quality in the mine was deemed too dangerous. >> too much methane in the mind meant more drilling and pumping as rescue teams beat a hasty retreat. 32 rescuers had gotten the green light overnight and headed into miles to go. but back on surface, technicians were giving getting bad -- technicians were getting bad readings. the air had turned explosive, too much methane. officials worried about another blast like the one that killed 25 men monday and they pulled the rescue teams 500 feet short of their goal. >> there were a bunch of noxious gases and we have got to get those out of there. >> they have more air pumps working. >> it was necessary to prove that the atmosphere was not explosive. >> this minor survived -- judge miner survived, but he lost his brother and nephew. and so did this -- and this man lost his son. >> i told him i love him and he said, i love you t
nothing dangerous was found. >> still ahead, missing miners in west virginia. right now, rescuers are waiting to resume their mission after efforts were put on hold early this morning when the air quality in the mine was deemed too dangerous. >> too much methane in the mind meant more drilling and pumping as rescue teams beat a hasty retreat. 32 rescuers had gotten the green light overnight and headed into miles to go. but back on surface, technicians were giving getting bad --...
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. >>> 11 men from somali were indicted in norfolk, virginia, today on charges of piracy. charged in connection with a tax on two u.s. naval officers off the coast of africa. both attacks happened within the past month. the suspects have been held on u.s. ships foreeks off somali's coast while authorities sorted out legal issues surrounding that case. >>> at least ten bombs tore through baghdad today. 60 people at least were killed. appear to be a coordinated attack. all of bombings took place in a two-hour time span. seems to be aimed at seeite worshipers for the most par. deadliest attack took place as friday players ended near the headquarters of the well-known shiite cleric add sadr. the attacks -- the baghdad residents are so frustrated with their government's inability to secure the city, they threw stones at iraqi security forces who arrived on the scene. >>> coming up on "news4 at 6:00," spirit airlines is at it again and we will tell you what the company is doing to improve profits this time. >> tornado down in texas. >> we have storms of our own we are watching.
. >>> 11 men from somali were indicted in norfolk, virginia, today on charges of piracy. charged in connection with a tax on two u.s. naval officers off the coast of africa. both attacks happened within the past month. the suspects have been held on u.s. ships foreeks off somali's coast while authorities sorted out legal issues surrounding that case. >>> at least ten bombs tore through baghdad today. 60 people at least were killed. appear to be a coordinated attack. all of...
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beckly, west virginia, 34. pittsburgh, 36. -- 32 degrees at columbus, ohio right now. with the sunshine and less wind it can will feel a lot warmer today and our high temperatures should be a good four or five degrees higher than they were. lots of sunshine in the forecast. there you go. look at the clear skies breaking out across the mid- atlantic. our next area storminess doesn't arrive until the middle of the week. next couple of days should be just fine. a nice warming trend the next couple of days. 65 in downtown washington. 66? waldorf and a little cooler off to the north and west, 62 for those watching in frederick this morning. more details on the forecast and ask the weather guy is coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you. >>> let's look at the roads and julie wright. >> very busy along 29 northbound at university boulevard. that is where we had the accident activity with traffic squeezing by single file to the right. coming southbound, no incidents to report. lanes are open out of white oak headed out towards university boulevard. it appears they j
beckly, west virginia, 34. pittsburgh, 36. -- 32 degrees at columbus, ohio right now. with the sunshine and less wind it can will feel a lot warmer today and our high temperatures should be a good four or five degrees higher than they were. lots of sunshine in the forecast. there you go. look at the clear skies breaking out across the mid- atlantic. our next area storminess doesn't arrive until the middle of the week. next couple of days should be just fine. a nice warming trend the next couple...
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. >>> a day after a joint meeting with goff no, sir from maryland and virginia, along with dc's mayor to highlight metro's safety. a house panel conducted hearings on how to fix the system. suray joins us with more. >> reporter: lawmakers today call metro a dysfunctional system. harsh words for the transit agency as an audit reveals 21 recommendations. it says that communication and safety are not part of the metro culture. >> it's a dysfunctional system, isn't it? >> lawmakers try to get to the bottom of problems, lack of safety, communication top the list. >> it seems like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. >> and the administrator agrees. >> that communication problem is not limited to the safety problem. there are other right hands and left hands. >> the administrator suggests a complete overhaul. >> people all up and down the chain want to avoid hostility and not work as a team, maybe they should go find their new team somewhere else and bring in people prepared to work as a team to focus on the problem. >> do you realize what a sad commentary you just ma
. >>> a day after a joint meeting with goff no, sir from maryland and virginia, along with dc's mayor to highlight metro's safety. a house panel conducted hearings on how to fix the system. suray joins us with more. >> reporter: lawmakers today call metro a dysfunctional system. harsh words for the transit agency as an audit reveals 21 recommendations. it says that communication and safety are not part of the metro culture. >> it's a dysfunctional system, isn't it? >>...
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if approved the district would have the ninth highest gas tax in the nation. >>> today virginia lawmakers talking about some very contentious budget amendments drawing opposition from both democrats and republicans. dpof bob mcdonnell made 122 amendments to the budget, includes cuts to health care and social programs. funds for a program to help at-risk youth and for public radio and tv are also on the chopping block. the general assembly will also be without a tiebreaker for today's vote. lieutenant governor who could cast the deciding vote in the event is stuck in italy because of that volcanic ash cloud. >>> today president obama said he will choose a supreme court nominee who believes the constitution protects what he called, quote, bodily integrity. that translates t right to abortion and leads to questions about how his pick could affect his relationship with congress and the rest of his agenda. steve handelsman has that story. >> issues of reproduction. >> reporter: barack obama is pro-abortion rights. senate leaders that the president called in today know he will send them a supre
if approved the district would have the ninth highest gas tax in the nation. >>> today virginia lawmakers talking about some very contentious budget amendments drawing opposition from both democrats and republicans. dpof bob mcdonnell made 122 amendments to the budget, includes cuts to health care and social programs. funds for a program to help at-risk youth and for public radio and tv are also on the chopping block. the general assembly will also be without a tiebreaker for today's...
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how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air. >> thanks so much, justin. >>> investigators are searching for clues inside an suv that belonged to a popular d.c. principal shot and killed. a neighbor called police when she spotted brian betts' stolen suv yesterday morning. the xtera was parked near fourth street in washington. the suv had been missing since betts was found shot to death in his bedroom in silver spring thursday night. >> that vehicle belongs to a murder victim, and it was taken from the scene of a murder when mr. betts was killed. there may be some information in there that will get investigators closer to learning who was r
how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air....
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virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the back-to-back 90s we've had. it's going to be a toasty one today, jerry. temperatures up into the mid 80s once again. >> chuck, we will be prepared. let's see how we're doing. early morning thursday morning commute getting under way. quiet northbound and southbound right now. as you make the trip on the capital beltway no hangups. let's see how we're doing along 270 southbound there was overnight road work headed out of gaithersburg, they are in the process of picking that up. northbound still working on the
virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the...
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virginia was saying this a couple of minutes ago. if you're thinking about appellate practice generally, there is no better kind practiced a balance with. i do not have kids, but it is the balance more generally. you can work on appellate briefs -- you always know when they are going to be viewed long before time. you can work on nights and weekends, for at home, it is amazing the place is now with the internet revolution, it's amazing the places that you can work on the brief. it's a fantastic practice, and if you look for example of government offices, not the s.g. office, but you look at the defense will office, women are quite well represented in that practice because in that practice the cases come to you. it does not require you to do business better but just a business doer. it is endlessly interesting if you like writing and research. there is nothing better than it. the supreme court practice has this additional problem because of the scarcity of the argument opportunities, and the fact that the legal bar has become ever inc
virginia was saying this a couple of minutes ago. if you're thinking about appellate practice generally, there is no better kind practiced a balance with. i do not have kids, but it is the balance more generally. you can work on appellate briefs -- you always know when they are going to be viewed long before time. you can work on nights and weekends, for at home, it is amazing the place is now with the internet revolution, it's amazing the places that you can work on the brief. it's a fantastic...
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back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end the year. >>> if you haven't seen the cherry blossoms yet this could be the perfect weekend to do it. taking a live look now at the tidal basin the trees are in full bloom and gorgeous weather out there. you can bet a lot of people will be enjoying the sights because of the great weather. megan mcgrath joins us from the tidal basin with more. now is really the best time to see them. i bet youave no crowds and beautiful sunrise. >> reporter: now is a great time to see them. a lot of people plan their trip to come early in the morning because they miss the crowds and you get
back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end...
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his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers stranded because of that ash cloud. news4's kimberly suiters is live at dulles airport with more on their stories. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, joe. those europeans and americans trying to leave from dulles international airport. some are told they won't be able to get out until friday. even though air travel could resume to 50% of normal today it still remains to be seen how difficult travel will be. some flight have not resumed in major airports and destinations. a partial reopening is good news to passengers grounded a
his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers...
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across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then. things should settle down by late this evening and by dawn tomorrow maybe lingering light showers. after that we ought to get sunshine back by tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. then the weather does settle down considerably midweek. we veal the shine back on wednesday. should be partly cloudy. morning lows near 40. afternoon highs into the mid 60s. then lots of sunshine for thursday with highs near 70. let's check traffic on this monday morning. jerry, how is it look sng. >> good morning to you. good morning everyone. looking good a
across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then....
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i'm so sorry for what happened at virginia tech university. and that was really striking to me, that obviously there's the satellite televisions everywhere, but can we imagine that in this country? can we imagine some and a small town in america knowing something that happened in iran? hopefully with the internet and with blogs and with the new media, blossoming as it is, we will. but that is the kind of thing that face-to-face contact really does. and experiences that we've had and why we continue to promote it. i had other people tell me how much they love doctor phil and desperate housewives. lap expect these are good thin things. this is a positive sign? >> but the fact, i would argue many iranians know so much more about the united states than we know about iran. and i want to emphasize that this exchange and dialogue is really in both direction. it's when i talked about a level playing field. it's not about bringing people, it's not about bringing iranians here to be taught about america and our values. it's really a shared ,-comcommon d
i'm so sorry for what happened at virginia tech university. and that was really striking to me, that obviously there's the satellite televisions everywhere, but can we imagine that in this country? can we imagine some and a small town in america knowing something that happened in iran? hopefully with the internet and with blogs and with the new media, blossoming as it is, we will. but that is the kind of thing that face-to-face contact really does. and experiences that we've had and why we...
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there were slave auctions by a virginia company. they went from lafayette park and were soon put on riverboats and sends to the south. i spend considerable time also recounting the story of african-americans in the white house, which until barack obama and modernity were black people in service. elizabeth paglia's one figure. elizabeth carefully was mrs. lincoln's seamstress and she wrote the memoir, and she was closer to the lincolns in some ways than almost anybody in the white house. she had an absolute birds eye view. she became a free black and she wrote her memoir, and mrs. lincoln felt betrayed and she ended her life and a home for the indigent, indigent, i forget the name of the institution in the washington area. and also i recount the at the same time between frederick douglass and lincoln. it is interesting, henry louis gates who became famous in the obama story a little later for reasons that we all know in the presidency described for me, has a long description in the book about his impressions of obama and he said look
there were slave auctions by a virginia company. they went from lafayette park and were soon put on riverboats and sends to the south. i spend considerable time also recounting the story of african-americans in the white house, which until barack obama and modernity were black people in service. elizabeth paglia's one figure. elizabeth carefully was mrs. lincoln's seamstress and she wrote the memoir, and she was closer to the lincolns in some ways than almost anybody in the white house. she had...
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host: zpwarey from virginia. republican line. good morning. caller: thank you. i'd like to say while i do approve of what obama is trying to do with this stimulus money, i don't approve of the way he's trying to do it. you take these stimulus funds being spent for these highway interchanges projects, i talked to chairman lahood i believe it was december or january anyway, on january 29 on cnn at 6:30 in the morning they had a project in nebraska where it was a railroad overpass, and nobody on either side of the tracks wanted it or felt they needed it. everybody just kind of enjoyed waiting for the train to go by when they got stuck at intersections. nobody had ever lost their lives there. there had never been an accident. it only gave two girls a flag jobs. and the reason -- and i told mr. lahood that there's a lot of chickenry going on. and he said he couldn't imagine that. host: mike, do you want to respond to that point? guest: well, you know, i guess highway construction brings jobs. and that's what's needed. even in a place like nebraska that is weathered t
host: zpwarey from virginia. republican line. good morning. caller: thank you. i'd like to say while i do approve of what obama is trying to do with this stimulus money, i don't approve of the way he's trying to do it. you take these stimulus funds being spent for these highway interchanges projects, i talked to chairman lahood i believe it was december or january anyway, on january 29 on cnn at 6:30 in the morning they had a project in nebraska where it was a railroad overpass, and nobody on...
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there is a restaurant not far from here run by allen virginia run by a muslim and apparently two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. people wanted to show their support. it's typical of americans. remember president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque and some criticize that that again this is a very american response to increase rather than condemn. there was unity but then it broke apart largely because iraq and that was the casses of that crisis of disagreement. but i think -- i actually think the closer we are getting now is encouraging. some people are maybe for getting what they said earlier that there does seem to be consensus that we have worked through this and when things may be working out all right still fingers crossed not done. but that is where the rancor and fighting was. >> host: you have to deal with iraq in this book. how do you think history will look back on the decision to react to the 9/11 attacks by invading iraq? >> guest: great question, 64,000-dollar question. ryan crocker was our ambassador said peter de a lot of cr
there is a restaurant not far from here run by allen virginia run by a muslim and apparently two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. people wanted to show their support. it's typical of americans. remember president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque and some criticize that that again this is a very american response to increase rather than condemn. there was unity but then it broke apart largely because iraq and that was the casses of that crisis of...
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there is a restaurant not far from here run by, out in virginia, run by a muslim. and apparently there was two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. it was just packed that people want to come out and show their support. it's typical of americans. president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque. some criticize that. but again, a very american response to embrace rather than condemn. know, there was unity but then it broke apart. largely because of iraq. that was the catalyst of that crisis and disagreement. but i think i think there's closure on that that we are getting now that is encouraging. some people are forgetting what they said earlier but there seems to be a consensus that we have worked through this and things may be working out all right. still keep fingers crossed. but that's where what the fight was about. >> host: you have to do with iraq. how do you think history going to look back on the decision to react to the 9/11 attacks by invading iraq? >> guest: great question. 64,000-dollar question. ryan crocker to was
there is a restaurant not far from here run by, out in virginia, run by a muslim. and apparently there was two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. it was just packed that people want to come out and show their support. it's typical of americans. president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque. some criticize that. but again, a very american response to embrace rather than condemn. know, there was unity but then it broke apart. largely because of iraq....